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Criminal Defense Lawyer News Feb 2008

Sheila LaBarre: Poster child for insanity defense?
EPPING — The rarely used insanity defense brought into play in the case of Sheila LaBarre has not worked for a handful of other murder defendants in the state. (Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:24:53 GMT)

Defense slams cops in Nixmary slay case
A defense expert in the Nixzmary Brown murder case testified Friday that DNA testing done during the homicide investigation was "good work" but still left one unexplained finding of genetic material. (Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:53:08 GMT)

EASTOVERElection fraud trial to begin
Eastover’s mayor and police chief are scheduled to go on trial together Tuesday, charged in connection with an election fraud case. The two — suspended mayor Chris Campbell, 41, and Chief Tim Ford, 35 — are charged with conspiring to intimidate witnesses after absentee ballots changed the results of a hotly contested Town Council race. Two high-profile criminal defense lawyers from Columbia, ... (Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:28:28 GMT)

Casella fires back
BRIDGETON -- A decline in the disposition of criminal cases in Cumberland County is evidence the prosecutor's office has grown tougher on crime, according to Prosecutor Ron Casella. (Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:10:52 GMT)

The real CSI
While questioning potential jurors for criminal trials, Colbert County District Attorney Bryce Graham Jr. often asks if they watch the TV drama "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and believe investigators can capture a fingerprint from the air and solve any crime in 30 minutes. (Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:45:32 GMT)

Death penalty panel looks at reasons for reversals
The California Supreme Court last year overturned convicted killer James Hardy's 1984 death sentence because a defense lawyer's "meager" effort representing him undermined the chance of a fair trial. (Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:48:46 GMT)

Midlands election fraud trial to begin
Eastover’s mayor and police chief are scheduled to go on trial together Tuesday, charged in connection with an election fraud case. The two — suspended mayor Chris Campbell, 41, and Chief Tim Ford, 35 — are charged with conspiring to intimidate witnesses after absentee ballots changed the results of a hotly contested Town Council race. Two high-profile criminal defense lawyers from Columbia, ... (Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:28:38 GMT)

Defense lawyer violated bail order
John M. Cicilline, a prominent Rhode Island defense lawyer who is under federal indictment in Boston, violated the terms of his bail last summer when he traveled to New Hampshire to defend an accused drug dealer. (Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:32:39 GMT)

CHR: File raps v. soldiers in Sulu clash
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has recommended the filing of criminal and administrative charges against all the soldiers involved in the February 4 incident in the village of Ipil, Maimbung, Sulu. (Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:57:02 GMT)

Prosecutors: Man Killed Brother In Self-Defense
Prosecutors won't file criminal charges against a man who they said shot and killed his brother. (Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:09:50 GMT)

Milwaukee poisoning trial to go to jury
The defense's assertion that a woman committed suicide to frame her husband is ridiculous and not plausible, a prosecutor told jurors in closing arguments Monday. (Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:46:04 GMT)

Commentary: Linking defense spending to GDP could backfire
Recently, several prominent defense analysts from the Heritage Foundation have been promoting a concept they call “4 Percent for Freedom.” They argue that in order to keep America strong, we ought to set a floor on defense expenditures at 4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) indefinitely. (Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:13:23 GMT)

D.A.: Antifreeze suicide theory 'utterly ridiculous'
ELKHORN, Wisconsin (AP) -- Jurors were asked Monday to decide whether to convict a man of killing his wife or to believe a defense claim that she poisoned herself and framed her husband. (Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:16:51 GMT)

Defender in the Case of a Slain 7-Year-Old Girl Has His Admirers: Other Lawyers
Jeffrey T. Schwartz, a criminal lawyer, is faced with defending the stepfather of Nixzmary Brown in one of the city’s most notorious child murder case’s in recent history. (Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:59:17 GMT)

Cox defense complains about publicity
The accused killer of a Memphis police lieutenant got his next court date Monday while his attorney complained that publicity is jeopardizing his client's right to a fair trial. (Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:15:40 GMT)

Kuwait Crime News
KUWAIT : Defense attorney Osama Al-Monawer who is representing Kuwaiti Barrak B. Monday requested the Criminal Court to release his client on any guarantee. (Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:31:03 GMT)

Deliberations begin in 'letter from the grave' trial
ELKHORN, Wisconsin (AP) -- Jurors began deliberating Tuesday whether to convict a man of killing his wife or to believe a defense claim that she poisoned herself and framed her husband. (Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:43:42 GMT)

Liberia: Defense Wants Witness Testimony Quashed In Treason Trial
Lawyers representing two former officers of the Armed Forces of Liberia who are undergoing re-trial for alleged subversive activities have requested the Criminal Court 'A' to quash the testimony of State's first witness, Nelson Jallah. (Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:22:14 GMT)

Judge suggests aiming for 'global settlement' of fen-phen cases
A state judge recommended that civil attorneys, federal prosecutors and defense lawyers meet to reach a "global settlement" of a multimillion-dollar fraud case involving Horse of the Year Curlin's original owners. Special Judge Roger Crittenden made the suggestion Tuesday during a hearing in a civil case against attorneys William Gallion, Shirley Cunningham Jr. and Melbourne Mills. "I'm not ... (Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:13:15 GMT)

Justices reject consent defense
The consent of children younger than 13 to sexual activity does not shield the other participants from liability for civil damages, Pennsylvania's highest court ruled Tuesday. (Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:43:50 GMT)

GAO: Change needed at military academies
The Defense Department has "only minimally" addressed congressional interest in how well sexual assault prevention programs are working at the nation's military academies, a government report released Tuesday found. (Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:39:26 GMT)

Canadians hold counter-terrorism exercise
The Canadian Department of National Defense says the largest counter-terrorism exercise ever held in Canada is currently under way. (Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:05:55 GMT)

Actions Considered Insane Often Don’t Meet the Standards of New York’s Legal System
A diagnosis of schizophrenia and repeated commitments to mental institutions might seem like obvious qualifications for an insanity defense — or maybe not. (Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:03:38 GMT)

Mt. Vernon 'career criminal' to serve 18 more years for New Rochelle robbery/assault
WHITE PLAINS - A judge sentenced a 29-year-old Mount Vernon drug dealer to another 18 years in prison today for pistol-whipping an employee during an armed robbery of a New Rochelle car wash. (Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:18:24 GMT)

CRIMES AGAINST AMERICA - Torture is Criminal
Can't argue with the facts against US, only to know, it wars God and Man to die everyone an evil victim to it's hatred for love and wisdom. (Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:02:35 GMT)

Defense asks for week delay in change of venue, gag order
The defense attorneys for a Beaufort man accused of sexually assaulting and strangling a 78-year-old woman asked Judge Perry Buckner on Tuesday for more time to prepare nine pre-trial motions, including a change-of-venue request and a media gag order. (Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:25:44 GMT)

Law clinic provides hands-on experience
University of Cincinnati students and seasoned criminal lawyers are working together to make a difference in the lives of Cincinnatians unable to pay for their own legal defenses, thanks to the Ohio Justice and Policy Center's (OJPC) six-month-old Indigent Defense Clinic. (Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:07:57 GMT)

Kuwait Crime News
KUWAIT : The Criminal Court Tuesday listened to the argument of the defense lawyers in a case filed against a renowned UAE actress who is living and working in Kuwait and identified as Badriya Ahmad. She is charged with possessing narcotics pills for consuming. (Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:46:32 GMT)

Justices reject consent defense
HARRISBURG, Pa. - The consent of children younger than 13 to sexual activity does not shield the other participants from liability for civil damages, Pennsylvania's highest court ruled Tuesday. (Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:09:23 GMT)

Illegal racers linked to fatal crash could be charged with manslaughter
The drivers in the illegal Prince George's County race at which eight bystanders were killed early Sunday morning could be charged with manslaughter, even if their vehicles weren't involved in the fatal accident, criminal defense lawyers said. (Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:12:43 GMT)

Federal charges against Kansas doctor accused of running a 'pill mill' stirs spirited defense
HAYSVILLE, Kan. - The Schneider Medical Clinic was once open seven days a week for as many as 11 hours a day. Patients, scheduled 10 minutes apart, often waited hours for an appointment. (Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:06:58 GMT)

Scotland Yard Allows Israeli War Criminal Suspect Escape Major General Doron Almog’s Warrant Leaked to Israeli Embassy
British Scotland Yard allowed Israeli Major General Doron Almog, wanted as a suspected war criminal, to escape Britain because police officers feared an armed confrontation with the airline’s armed air marshals, following Almog’s arrival at London's Heathrow Airport in 2005. British detectives were waiting to arrest him for ordering the demolition of Palestinian homes in Gaza in 2002. (Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:12:11 GMT)

Pa. Court Extends Tenet of Criminal Law to Civil Cases
Ruling in a case stemming from a sexual encounter involving an 11-year-old girl at Veterans Stadium eight years ago, the state Supreme Court says defendants in a civil suit cannot raise a child’s consent as a defense. (Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:45:23 GMT)

N.M. group helps jailed Kansas doctor in pain pill storm
Associated Press - February 20, 2008 9:05 AM ET HAYSVILLE, Kan. (AP) - A New Mexico advocacy group for chronic pain patients has taken over the criminal defense of a Kansas couple accused of... (Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:16:32 GMT)

N.M. group helps jailed doctor in pain pill storm
HAYSVILLE, Kan. (AP) - A New Mexico advocacy group for chronic pain patients has taken over the criminal defense of a Kansas couple accused of operating a “pill mill” linked to 56 overdose deaths. (Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:37:56 GMT)

N.M. Group Helps Jailed Kansas Doctor In Pain Pill Storm
A New Mexico advocacy group for chronic pain patients has taken over the criminal defense of a Kansas couple accused of operating a "pill mill" linked to 56 overdose deaths. (Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:50:14 GMT)

Attorney: Harris paid too much for her murder defense
During opening statements before State District Judge Sharolyn Wood, attorney Dean Blumrosen also told jurors that on the day Harris' fate was decided on Feb. 14, 2003, Parnham spent time calling his own attorneys to draw up a promissory note and security agreement for Harris to sign. (Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:25:36 GMT)

Prospective lead attorney’s credits extend to TV, books
Before criminal defense attorney Stone Grissom got his law degree from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., he was interested in acting. (Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:36:44 GMT)

Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel Rubinstein Joins Greenberg Traurig's Litigation and White Collar Criminal Defense ...
CHICAGO----The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced today that Daniel Rubinstein has joined its Chicago office as a Shareholder in the Litigation and White Collar Criminal Defense Practices. (Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:46:00 GMT)

DeNaples Launches Aggressive Public Defense With Motions to Dismiss Charges and Renewed Appeal to Pennsylvania Supreme ...
Launching an aggressive public defense to the "outrageous" perjury charges against Louis A. DeNaples in Dauphin County, lawyers for the Scranton businessman and Mount Airy Casino Resort owner today filed two separate motions attacking the charges, demanding access to Grand Jury materials thus far denied to them by the Dauphin County District Attorney, and demanding that the entire case be ... (Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:57:00 GMT)

Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel Rubinstein Joins Greenberg Traurig's Litigation and White Collar Criminal Defense ...
The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced today that Daniel Rubinstein has joined its Chicago office as a Shareholder in the Litigation and White Collar Criminal Defense Practices. Mr. Rubinstein joins the firm after spending more than seven years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in both Los Angeles and Chicago, and three years as a state prosecutor in California. (Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:09:22 GMT)

Defense planning insanity defense in Bountiful murder
Attorneys for a man accused of stabbing a Bountiful woman to death are apparently planning to seek an insanity defense. (Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:27:16 GMT)

Was former USF students' stop and search lawful?
Prosecutors say Youssef Megahed and Ahmed Mohamed were stopped after going over the speed limit and searched because deputies suspected criminal activity. Defense attorneys say the former students were stopped because of the color of their skin. Now it’s up to a federal judge to decide. (Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:16:50 GMT)

Two of Kaine's Sexual Assault Initiatives Win Legislative Nods
One measure would close the "marriage offer" loophole that gives men who sexually attack girls 14 to 16 years old a defense against criminal charges if they offer to marry the victim. (Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:10:46 GMT)

Judge brings disorder to the court
One of New Jersey's prominent criminal defense attorneys has written a detailed and impassioned appeal brief on behalf of a colleague who was ordered arrested and handcuffed in open court by a municipal court judge. (Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:53:54 GMT)

Russian defense ministry confirms death of Gen. Vlasov
MOSCOW, February 21 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Defense Ministry has officially confirmed the death of Col.-Gen. Viktor Vlasov, the acting head of the ministry's housing department, a spokesman for the ministry said on Thursday. (Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:37:16 GMT)

Author of how-to criminal defense book Larry Fassler is indicted
UPDATED: 04 :45 a.m. EST, February 21, 2008 Senator Hillary Clinton sits at a table and talks with supporters and listens to their concerns during a campaign stop at Grace's Grill in Parma on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008. (Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:45:12 GMT)

Vance Air Force Base Secured With Mobilisa's Defense ID
Mobilisa announced today that it has integrated its high-tech security system, Defense ID, at points of entry at Vance Air Force Base, in Oklahoma. The value of the competitively bid contract, including equipment, support and training, is in excess of $100,000. This award comes on the heels of having won a bid for approximately $580,000 to protect Fort Richardson, Fort Wainwright and Elmendorf ... (Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:00:00 GMT)

Nicole Paultre-Bell readies for long trial
After months of preparation and back-and-forth debates between the district attorney and defense lawyers, the criminal trial for the officers who shot Sean Bell will begin Monday, and the attorney representing the slain Rockaway man's family said everyone is gearing up a lengthy and complicated trial. (Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:31:28 GMT)

State to present defendant turned witness; defense points fingers elsewhere in dragging death
A co-defendant and wife of the Knoxville man scheduled to stand trial March 4 for the dragging death of a woman is expected to testify against her husband in exchange for a lighter sentence. Defense attorneys are expected to introduce evidence that identifies someone else as the killer(s). (Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:19:24 GMT)

Investors poised to cash in on Cuba domain names
The day has finally come for PostCastroCuba.com. Miami criminal defense attorney Oscar Estevez thought it was a catchy phrase when he bought the name three years ago, and he wanted to develop it into a site for discussions on Cuban business and politics when the regime changed. (Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:54:26 GMT)

Deadly shooting possibly self-defense
It's the big question facing the Kent County prosecuting attorney: was Monday's gas station shooting a case of self-defense? (Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:44:15 GMT)

Slaying defense attempts to cast doubt on witness
Defense lawyers sought this week to undermine the credibility of a woman who first led investigators to two men charged in the slaying of California Highway Patrol Officer Andy Stevens, and whose testimony is considered key to the prosecution's case. (Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:11:45 GMT)

Post-Castro website for sale
The day has finally come for PostCastroCuba.com. Miami criminal defense attorney Oscar Estevez thought it was a catchy phrase when he bought the name three years ago. (Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:22:53 GMT)

Self-defense provision restored
CHEYENNE - The House restored a critical provision to a self-defense bill Thursday, specifying that citizens have no duty to retreat before using deadly force. (Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:38:53 GMT)

Jury: Letter was 'road map' for murder
Julie Jensen's words from the grave was the key evidence that convinced jurors that her husband was guilty of murdering her with poison, jurorrs said. They discounted the defense's assertion that she took her own life and set him up. (Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:08:50 GMT)

Cleaver murder suspect found fit for trial
The defense lawyer representing David Tarloff, the man accused of hacking a Manhattan therapist to death with a meat cleaver, said Friday his client has been found fit to stand trial. (Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:58:05 GMT)

Defense attorney Martin to run for Collier County judge
Following in her father’s footsteps, defense attorney Janeice Martin has filed to run for Collier County judge. If she’s elected, it would be the first time a judge served simultaneously as president of the Collier County Bar Association, something judicial canons encourage. (Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:31:32 GMT)

Suspect Found Fit to Stand Trial in Therapist’s Killing
The findings mean only that the defendant, David Tarloff, understands the charges against him and can assist in his own defense. (Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:54:07 GMT)

REGION: AG: Brooks using wealth to undermine death penalty trial; defense lawyers call claims 'nonsense'
BRENTWOOD, N.H. — From his jail cell, multimillionaire John "Jay" Brooks has tried to derail the testimony of men he allegedly hired to kill Jack Reid in June 2005, prosecutors said. (Sat, 23 Feb 2008 04:57:45 GMT)

Criminal Justice Committee topic for discussion at Tuesday's Otsego County commission meeting
OTSEGO COUNTY — The Board of Commissioners will discuss the Otsego County Policy Manual at a meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Chester Township Hall, 1737 Big Lake Road, Gaylord. (Sat, 23 Feb 2008 07:25:36 GMT)

More Criminal Lawyers Defending Interent Sex Crimes
Criminal defense lawyers across the country have said that sex crimes involving the Internet -- such as online child pornography or using the Internet to solicit sex from minors -- are becoming a growing part of their workload. The increase has in part been fueled by a law enforcement crackdown. (Sat, 23 Feb 2008 17:36:32 GMT)

Escondido criminal illegal immigrant sweep the first of its kind
ESCONDIDO ---- In an inaugural three-day sweep that ended Friday, Escondido police took into custody 15 criminal illegal immigrants, people who have been formally deported from the country only to return. The sweep was empowered by a new department policy that allows officers to check the immigration status of almost any suspect, drawing criticism from Latino activists. (Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:34:37 GMT)

South Africa's elite crime fighters endangered
The Scorpions, despite a record of success, are targeted for elimination by ANC leaders including party chief Jacob Zuma, whom they have indicted. As a defense attorney in one of the world's crime capitals, Sanele Mtshazo said his greatest asset was police bungling: In nearly every case, there was botched evidence or missing fingerprint, ballistics or DNA reports. (Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:28:18 GMT)

Huntsville defense contractor, charged with violating Arms Export Control Act, lost his livelihood and savings to ...
Like a modern-day Job, Alex Latifi can only sift through the ashes of what was once a prosperous life, and curse those who he says have tormented him without provocation. (Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:30:59 GMT)

Police commanders' defense to file motion for dismissal
Defense attorneys for former Eureka Police Chief David Douglas and Lt. Tony Zanotti weighed in last week on what they perceive to be flaws in the case against their clients, and their intent to file multiple motions to dismiss the case in (Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:39:04 GMT)

High court criticism mobilizes Dems in court primaries
The court of public opinion has not been kind recently to the state's two highest courts. Usually not in the spotlight, the Court of Criminal Appeals and the Texas Supreme Court grabbed unwanted headlines in the last year. (Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:54:50 GMT)

Grant defense bill a record $41,063
The $41,063 bill for Stephen Grant's public defender is the highest ever in Macomb County but realistic under the circumstances, according to officials. (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:12:27 GMT)

Altamonte Springs Mom Says Son Was Not A Criminal
Debrah Hutcherson explained in detail how she and her family were startled by who police say was 17 year old Ryan Realford. “He began knocking on this door, and my daughter began screaming that someone wanted to get in. (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:20:11 GMT)

Attorneys react along political fault lines to Kuehne indictment
Local attorneys are reacting along political lines and taking extra precautions following the Feb. 7 disclosure of federal money-laundering indictments against Miami defense attorney Benedict Kuehne. (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:21:20 GMT)

Legal defense funding advances
A bill addressing long delays in closing death-row litigation passed a Senate committee Friday after its second consecutive hearing. (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:24:30 GMT)

Kevin Feeley, to the defense
When Scranton businessman Louis DeNaples was charged with lying to investigators about his alleged ties to organized crime, Kevin Feeley sprang to his defense. "He's innocent," said Feeley. The charges were "outrageous." (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:44:23 GMT)

Child Porn Cases Hurt By Photo Technology
Challenges to digital photos come in all types of criminal and civil cases, but they are especially pronounced in child-pornography cases because of a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down a ban on computer-generated child pornography. (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:30:04 GMT)

Child-Porn Cases Complicated by Digital Photo Law
Although challenges to digital photos come in all types of criminal and civil cases, they are especially pronounced in child-pornography cases because of a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down a ban on computer-generated child pornography. (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:05:52 GMT)

Sean Bell Trial Begins in Queens
Three police detectives, who once worked undercover, sat at the defense table 15 months to the day after Sean Bell was killed in a blast of 50 unanswered police bullets. (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:01:40 GMT)

3 people charged with trying to sell fake Federal Reserve notes
A defense attorney was among three charged in a scam to sell fake Federal Reserve notes with purported face values of up to half a billion dollars, authorities said Monday. (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:29:22 GMT)

Shelton still faces criminal charges
BELLE VILLE —The criminal justice system isn’t finished with Sam Shelton. The former Freeburg High teacher who admitted last summer that he tried to kill a Millstadt teen has another case quietly moving through the court system. (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:49:56 GMT)

Judge rules Hastings teen killed in self-defense
Allan Beckles walked out of a Dakota County juvenile facility Monday, cleared of a murder charge. It was the first time in six months the 16-year-old had tasted freedom. (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:25:29 GMT)

Lawyers see immigrant bail policy as 'burden'
A policy that recommends a high bail bond for felony suspects with immigration problems has sparked a debate between judges and defense lawyers, who say it unfairly targets Hispanics. (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:37:04 GMT)

Defense attorney: Police coerced teen to confess to killing OPD officer
VISTA -- The confession made by a teenager accused of fatally shooting Oceanside policeman Dan Bessant was "coerced and involuntary" and thus should not be used as evidence, the teenager's attorney argued in recent court filings. (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:03:16 GMT)

Pittsburgh Woman Claims Self-Defense In Fatal Stabbing
A murder suspect said she was tired of being beaten, so she struck back and stabbed a man inside a Mt. Washington home. RAW VIDEO: Stabbing Suspect Heads To Arraignment (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:36:37 GMT)

Moussaoui Challenges Court Secrecy Rules
WASHINGTON -- Lawyers urged Zacarias Moussaoui not to plead guilty to terrorism charges. They just couldn't tell him why. In newly filed court documents, Moussaoui argues that court-imposed secrecy undermined his ability to present an adequate defense. His new lawyers say Moussaoui's guilty plea... (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:54:30 GMT)

Feds Charge 3 in Financial Scheme
A defense attorney was among three charged in a scam to sell fake Federal Reserve notes with purported face values of up to half a billion dollars, authorities said Monday. (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:20:49 GMT)

Defense: Cannibal case no whodunnit
Read full story for latest details. (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:32:00 GMT)

Defense: Forget whodunnit. It's a 'what-it-is' case
PURCELL, Oklahoma (AP) -- Attorneys for a grocery store stocker accused of the grisly death of his 10-year-old neighbor said they will not dispute many key facts in the case, but they will try to persuade a jury to spare his life. (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:32:00 GMT)

Defense seeks to spare Hanson's life
Eric Hanson’s attorneys are trying to spare their client from the death penalty. Dr. Marva Dawkins performed a clinical and forensic physiological examination on the convicted killer. (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:32:42 GMT)

Media Advisory:
CHICAGO, Feb. 26, 2008—More than 1,300 legal practitioners, including judges, state and local prosecutors, law enforcement officials, defense attorneys and members of the academic community will convene in Miami for the 22nd Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime , hosted by the American Bar Association Center for Continuing Legal Education and the ABA Criminal Justice Section . This ... (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:36:57 GMT)

Moussaoui appeal focuses on attorneys
In newly filed court documents, Zacarias Moussaoui argues that court-imposed secrecy undermined his ability to present an adequate defense. He wants his guilty plea thrown out. (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:41:00 GMT)

Moussaoui challenges court secrecy rules
Lawyers urged Zacarias Moussaoui not to plead guilty to terrorism charges. They just couldn't tell him why. In newly filed court documents, Moussaoui argues that court-imposed secrecy undermined his ability to present an adequate defense. His new lawyers say Moussaoui's guilty plea should be thrown out and a new trial should be convened for the man who once claimed to have been a part of the ... (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:43:04 GMT)

Wecht Defense Says Allegations Against Him Add Up To 'Crumbs'
In federal court on Tuesday, the defense spent the day trying to show the evidence against a former Allegheny County coroner adds up to only crumbs. (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:27:37 GMT)

Moussaoui challenges court secrecy rules
In newly filed court documents, admitted al-Qaeda member Zacarias Moussaoui argues that court-imposed secrecy undermined his ability to present an adequate defense. (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:24:31 GMT)

Defense Seeks To Spare Hanson's Life
Eric Hanson's attorneys are trying to spare their client from the death penalty. (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:23:23 GMT)

U.S. Steps Up Deportation Of Immigrant Criminals
Immigration officials are increasingly scouring jails and courts nationwide and reviewing years-old criminal records to identify deportable immigrants, efforts that have contributed to a steep rise in deportations and strained the immigration court system. (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:39:02 GMT)

Attorney Faces Criminal Charges After Clients Quit Their Nursing Jobs
A lawyer who advised 10 nurses that they were free to quit their jobs at a New York nursing facility now faces 13 criminal charges as a result of the nurses' walkout -- a prosecution his supporters say could have a chilling effect on attorneys who represent workers in labor disputes. The local DA's office claims that the nurses endangered five chronically ill children and one terminally ill man ... (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:09:57 GMT)

A tortured defense
Consumers are often faced with difficult choices between product styles in today's diverse market. There is Chicago vs. New York style pizza. Memphis vs. Texas style barbecue. Swedish vs. Japanese style massages. It is not surprising, therefore, that when the Bush administration decided to get into the torture business, it had to shop around. (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:16:00 GMT)

Defense may call sheriff to testify in assault case
Testimony got under way Tuesday in a sexual assault trial in which the defense might call Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright as a witness. (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:19:33 GMT)

Moussaoui appeal alleges gag on defense attorneys
WASHINGTON - Lawyers urged Zacarias Moussaoui not to plead guilty to terrorism charges. They just couldn't tell him why. In newly filed court documents, Moussaoui argues that court-imposed secrecy undermined his ability to present an adequate defense. (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:26:48 GMT)

Defense makes plea for Hanson's life
Dr. Marva Dawkins, who conducted a clinical and forensic psychological examination of convicted killer Eric Hanson, took the stand at Tuesday's death penalty hearing as a witness for the Hanson's defense. After three interviews with Hanson and reviewing documents, Dawkins rendered a diagnosis of narcissistic personality disorder with anti-social and dependency features and adult attention ... (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:49:48 GMT)

Attorney Conflict Of Interest Delays Stabbing Trial
A criminal trial that was set to begin Wednesday in New London Superior Court has been called off because the defense attorney discovered that he (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:25:39 GMT)

Brian Nichols and Georgia's indigent defense crisis
Stalled death-penalty cases across the state await infusion of money... By Scott Freeman.Three times last year Atlanta death-penalty lawyer Tom West faced judges with the exact same complaint: The state had stopped paying his fees to represent an indigent client and had failed to provide money for the experts he needed to provide a defense. In all three cases, West asked for a delay until the ... (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:09:40 GMT)

ARTS & CULTURE
Oakland is a good place to be a criminal-defense lawyer, according to Richard Krech , whose past clients include Grayland Winbush, sentenced to death in 2003 for the murder of twenty-year-old Erika Beeson during a Claremont Avenue robbery. (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:14:32 GMT)

Lawmakers, Lobbyists, Others Donate $14K For Regola Defense Fund
State lawmakers, lobbyists and others have donated more than $14,000 to the legal defense fund of Republican state Sen. Robert Regola and his son, Bobby. (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:57:37 GMT)

Who fired first the question in Burns murder trial
Testimony this morning in the murder trial of Michael Burns focused on items Greene County detectives found at the scene of the Fair Grove man's alleged crime. Burns, 41, is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action from an Oct. 1, 2005 incident in which he fatally shot rival Robert Leiker, 37. In the first day of testimony Tuesday, the defense and prosecution clashed over ... (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:12:34 GMT)

Series of faux bombs found at Oregon military recruiting offices
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is matching a $10,000 reward by the Defense Criminal Investigative Service for information leading to the capture and conviction of those responsible for a string of hoax bomb threats at several Oregon military recruiting stations. The total reward is ... (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:26:07 GMT)

Defense attorneys portray government's chief witness as liar
The testimony of a main architect of the largest alleged fraud ever to take place at a private company ended Wednesday morning, with defense attorneys suggesting the witness is a liar. (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:49:59 GMT)

Prosecutor Says Former City Firefighter Planned, Carried Out 15-Year-Old's Murder Defense Says Nicholson Was With His ...
Prosecutor Jason Thomas told a Criminal Court jury on Wednesday that former city firefighter Marvin Nicholson planned and killed 15-year-old James Citizen because he believed he had burglarized his duplex. (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:59:04 GMT)

Reiser trial: Defense to question psychologist with criminal record
Hans Reiser's former family court attorney and current defense attorney said her Reiser was upset and distressed when a court commissioner placed his two children in a foster home. (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:00:29 GMT)

Much-debated self-defense bill clears committee, heads to Senate
CHEYENNE - A bill specifying that people in Wyoming are under no duty to retreat before using deadly force in response to criminal attack cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:02:49 GMT)

Lawyer: Bloods using minors as gunmen
A prominent Baltimore defense attorney says the Bloods gang is using young teens as gunmen in order to avoid prosecution in adult criminal court. (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:08:30 GMT)

Baltimore lawyer: Bloods using young teens as gunmen
A prominent Baltimore defense attorney says the Bloods gang is using young teens as gunmen in order to avoid prosecution in adult criminal court. (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:22:20 GMT)

Attorneys call Kalua bouncer, fiancee to stand as witnesses
After prosecutors in the criminal case against the three officers charged with killing Sean Bell opened the trial with emotional testimony from his fiancee, defense lawyers finished the day grilling a key eyewitness who was yards from the spot where 50 shots were fired. (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:28:41 GMT)

Army overhauls wartime purchasing
The Army is ordering a major overhaul of the way it buys supplies for troops in combat zones as the number of criminal investigations into wartime contract fraud nears triple figures. (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:49:13 GMT)

Defense lawyer optimistic in strip club owner's case
BY MICHAEL MARTZ Times-Dispatch Staff Writer The lawyer for a Richmond strip-club owner says he's talking to Richmond prosecutors about resolving charges that his client had sex with an underage girl. "I'm cautiously optimistic there's daylight at the end of the tunnel and this can be resolved without convictions," said Michael Morchower, the veteran Richmond defense lawyer representing Velvet ... (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:35:29 GMT)

Defense urges move to juvenile court
EBENSBURG — Defense attorney Thomas Dickey asked the county court Thursday to transfer the third-degree homicide case of a Johnstown woman to juvenile court for disposition. (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:36:11 GMT)

Sides sum up in Beeler trial
LONG BEACH - A Long Beach prosecutor on Thursday accused a newspaper publisher of using "the blowing-smoke defense" in an attempt to wiggle free of criminal charges stemming from his conduct at the scene of a fire last year. (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:00:56 GMT)

Solon may stand trial over pork
MANILA, Philippines -- A former congressman, who has pleaded mental illness in his defense, may not be able to escape trial for 11 criminal charges that have been filed against him. (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:46:42 GMT)

Pentagon set to announce winner of massive tanker contract
The US Defense Department said Friday it has decided the winner of a huge contract for refueling tanker aircraft for the US Air Force, capping a fierce battle between Boeing and European rival EADS. (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:40:43 GMT)

Pentagon to announce winner of massive tanker contract
The US Defense Department on Friday will announce the winner of a massive refueling tanker aircraft contract that has pitted US aerospace giant Boeing in a dogfight with Europe's EADS. (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:09:53 GMT)

Pentagon picks Northrop/EADS over Boeing for tanker deal
The US Defense Department on Friday announced a Northrop Grumman/EADS team is the winner of a 35-billion-dollar refueling tanker aircraft contract, dealing a bitter blow to US rival Boeing. (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:49:23 GMT)

Stebic wants guns back
Craig Stebic wants his guns and cars. He thinks the police have had plenty of time to examine the property they seized last year. And Thursday, he filed documents in court seeking the return of everything. Craig Stebic also has another lawyer: George Lenard, a respected criminal defense attorney from Joliet. Until now, Stebic has been represented by Dion Davi, who was handling his divorce from ... (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:32:32 GMT)

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